EarlyBird

The NAS (National Autistic Society) EarlyBird and EarlyBird Plus programmes are intensive programmes aimed at parents of children with a diagnosis of autism and are held at Dorking Nursery School Children's Centre. They are run by Surrey County Council and presented by Portage Teachers, Educational Psychologists, Autism Outreach Teachers and other Specialist Teachers.

Food Bank - Dorking Area

The Trussell Trust runs the largest network of foodbanks in the UK, giving emergency food and support to people in crisis. Thirteen million people live below the poverty line and in the last year we gave 1,182,954 three-day emergency food supplies to people in crisis.

The Foodbank is open at The Christian Centre, Church Street, on Tuesdays 4.45pm to 6.15pm (new time from May 1st) and Thursdays 2.30-4pm.

Families can ask for a foodbank voucher from both our Goodwyns Road and West Street sites as well as from CAB, Health Visitors and St Johns Primary School.

SUMMER HOLIDAY PERIOD - We can give families vouchers to help you get through the summer holidays with the children at home. Please drop in to our Goodwyns Road Centre if you need a voucher.

Portage Early Education Support Service

Portage is a specialist teaching service for pre-school children from birth to 3½ years, with significant developmental delay or complex needs. The Portage service supports families making regular home visits (usually weekly or fortnightly) to support children's development through play. Portage teams work very closely with all the other relevant professionals supporting the child and family to ensure everyone is working towards shared goals. The length of Portage home visiting support varies depending on the needs of the child, lasting between 6-18 months. The service also provides support to ensure successful transition into nursery. Children who are around 3 years old and present with social communication needs are offered an alternative home visiting programme (CAPP) which is a 6 month programme.

To find out more about the Portage service or to discuss a referral, please contact Jo Matthews or Rachel Le on 01737 737777.

Speech and Language Advice

We can offer advice about Speech and Language development at any of our stay and play sessions. If you would like to find out more about how to support your child's language development we also run various workshops and have several leaflets that might help. Drop in to the Centre and ask to speak to Helen for more information.

Speech and Language Advice

Children learn to talk at different rates. If you are concerned about your child's development of speech and langauge then this session is for you. We will see you and your child on a one to one and discuss any concerns you have. We can give advice and ideas to try at home and follow up with other services if needed. Please ring to book a session 01306 740095

Start Date: 25th April, 20199:30am to 10:30am

April - 25thMay - 16thJune - 6thJuly - 11th

Thursday, April 25, 2019 - 9:30am to 10:30am

Goodwyns Road Site

Useful Websites for Information & Advice

Surrey FIS - Surrey Family Information Service - useful, free & impartial local service for families with children 0-25

Gov.UK - Information on a range of services including Job Centre Plus, housing, benefits, childcare & parenting, citizenship & living in the UK, money & tax, and disabled people

Childcare Choices- find out about the government's new ways to help parents with childcare costs. Whether you have toddlers or teens, you could get support

Parent Zone - Experts in digital family life - Advice and information to help parents keep children safe online, eg parental and privacy controls, how family-friendly are the games and apps your kids like to play? and more

CEOP - Child Exploitation and Online Protection command (National Crime Agency). Are you worried about online sexual abuse or the way someone has been communicating with you online? Report it to one of CEOP's Child Protection Advisors.

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Nursery School

We provide high quality nursery education and care for 2 - 5 year olds.

Dorking Nursery School was founded in 1939 and has long been at the heart of family life in Dorking. It has always excelled in Early Years education, with consistently good Ofsted reports. Since September 2008 we have provided nursery provision for children from 2 years old. We are especially proud of our most recent Ofsted reports, which rated both the 2-3s and the 3-5s nurseries as outstanding.

Children's Centre

We host a range of services for families in the Dorking area at our Children's Centre sites in West Street and Goodwyns Road.